# @thegistusa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIHIhpKuTwI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29064814-thegistusa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-06T16:15:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The GIST USA (@thegistusa) — https://gondola.cc/thegistusa

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Max Magic in Japan! 🇯🇵🏁⁣
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What. A. Weekend. Max Verstappen delivered a masterclass at the Japanese Grand Prix, holding off the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to secure the win in stunning fashion. 🏎️⁣
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After snatching pole by just 0.012 seconds in a chaotic qualifying session on Saturday, the Dutchman executed a near-perfect race on Sunday — proving why he’s one of the best to ever do it. 👏⁣
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McLaren kept the pressure on all race long, with Norris even drawing level in the pit lane at one point — but Verstappen wouldn’t give an inch, forcing the Brit onto the grass in a move Norris later called “just racing.” 👀⁣
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner called it “one of the best weekends” of Max’s career: “The hard work was done yesterday, but today again in the race, he was inch-perfect.” 🙌⁣
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Elsewhere, Mercedes’ teenage phenom Andrea Kimi Antonelli made headlines of his own, becoming the youngest driver in F1 history to lead a race and clock the fastest lap — all at just 18 years and 224 days old! 😳⁣
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He finished P6 but left the paddock buzzing. 🤯⁣
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With the win, Verstappen is now just one point behind Norris in the drivers’ standings 👀 This title fight is heating up. #thegist⁣
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#motorsports #f1 #formula1 #japangp #japangrandprix #maxverstappen #verstappen #racing #menssport #redbullracing⁣

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The GIST USA | @thegistusa | https://gondola.cc/thegistusa | Sports Media Outlet |

## Tags

motorsports, racing, f1, redbullracing, maxverstappen, japangrandprix, thegist, menssport, japangp, verstappen, formula1

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